title: Skin manifestations caused by pigeon ticks (Argas reflexus).
abstract: Three adult patients (one woman and two men) presented with polymorphous skin manifestations caused by pigeon ticks (Argas reflexus). These manifestations were characterized by wheals with a central hemorrhagic point in the first patient, crusted-ulcerative lesions in the second, and pustular lesions in the third patient. We observed specific IgE against a somatic extract (antigen A) and the saliva (antigen B) of A. reflexus in two patients.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan, IRCCS, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Veraldi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbareschi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zerboni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scarabelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications*; D010856:Columbidae; D003872:Dermatitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017282:Tick-Borne Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*